Poultry-marker.



C. O. DEIST.

POULTRY MARKER. APPLICATION FILED JAN.15, 1910. RENEWED NOV. 17, 1913.

Patented J an. 13, 1914.

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/ I I 7 o Noun CHARLES O. DEIST, F OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.

POULTRY-MARKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

Application filed January 15, 1910, Serial No. 538,250. Renewed November 17, 1913, Serial No. 801,552.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, (humans 0. DEIST, a

, citizen of the United States, residing at Ottawa, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Poultry-Marker, of which the following isis that the hand must be held against undue contraction so as not to injure the bird and against undue expansion so that it will not be lost from the bird. To attain these ends I provide a band of pliable metal having two ears on either side of one end that form a means of fastening the ends oft-he band together so that the band cannot be accidentally disengaged from position. I

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a leg band constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the leg band illustrating the first movement of forming the lock. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the leg band illustrating the second movement of forming the lock. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the leg band illustrating the final movement of forming the lock.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown, itmay be seen that the leg band 1 consists of a single band or strip of pliable metal having formed upon one end a pair. of spaced ears 2 extending from one of its longitudinal sides and a similar pair of spaced ears 3 extending from the other of its longitudinal sides, the ears upon both sides of the band having their longitudinal diameters coinciding. The dimensions of the band are uniform throughout its length, breadth and thickness except at the points where the ears 2 and 3 occur and at these points the length and thickness dimensions remain constant while the breadth dimension is increased to the extent actors as desired so as to distinguish the bird to which the band is applied fr In its mates.

In attaching the band to a bir the band is bent so as to encircle the leg in which position the ends of the band will overlap, as shown in Fig. 2. When the band has been upon itself and pinched so as to tightly engage the leg of the fowl, the ears 2 are bent over the outer face of the band and pinched so as to clamp the band in the desired position. The free end 4 of the band is then bent back upon itself, as shown in Fig. 3, and the ears 3 bent so as to engage the outer face of the said end. The ears 3 are then pinched together so as to tightly impinge against the outer face of the end 4. The

extreme end 5 of the band is then looped upon itself and pinched so as to tightly engage the outer faccs of the ears 3 which operation completes the forming of the lock.

The ears 2 and 3 by being spaced some little distance apart enable the operator to readily manipulate the band when forming the lock. It is evident that by forming three folds on that portion of the band which is folded through the cars, a positive lock is formed which cannot become unfastened unless by manual 0 eration. As the extreme end 5 of the band 1s tightly impinged against the outer face of thetears 3, the latter can- 'not become pried out from their operativo position and permit the end portion 4 of the band to escape as would be the case were this final fold not made in the leg band. It is evident that a band of this character cannot contract since the ears 3 by their abutting contact with the end portion 5 of the band prevent the cured end of the band from sliding around the inner periphery of the band. By reason of the fact that the pairs of ears are spaced from each other and by reason of the fact that the ears are not of such length as to have their ends meet when they are bent around the portions of the band there is ample room for the operator to insert the tip of a finger for the purpose of bending the said ears back. If the ears were to meet at their ends about the plain portion of the band it might be necessary to use an instrument in order to bend them back after they have once been bent over the jections of any kind when applied, which would tend to catch in and collect grass or other particles of trash. Therefore, the band is of uniform dimensions throughout except at the points where the ears occur and when the said ears are bent down they are concealed and are prevented from accumulating trash. In fact the material .of which the band is formed is so thin that when the band is applied it resembles very closely a continuous pl..in ring without projections of any kind.

The poultry marker herein disclosed, is ordinarily fashioned from relatively thin material, and is preferably'fashioned from zinc, that it may not corrode. The band, therefore is pliable, and if there are any projections upon the outer face of the band, when the same is disposed in annular form, it has been found in practice that the fowl will pick at the projections.

Referring particularly to Fig. 4, it will' be seen that all of the tongues 2 and 3 are housed, which is obviously desirable, since the tongues 2 and 3 are of small area, and may readily be picked open by the fowl, permitting a loosening of the band. The end 5 of the band as shown in Fig. 4, houses the ends of the tongues 3. At'the same time,

the end 5 terminates flush with those edges of the tongues 3 which are adjacent the tongues 2. The end 5 is, therefore, made as short and as stiff as possible, constituent with a covering of the tongues 3. Because the end 5 is short and stifi, and because it is of equal width with the band, the end 5 is not readily picked open by the fowl. Noting Fig. 3 it will be observed that the tongues 3 at their adjacent ends are spaced apart. Therefore, when the end 5 is folded over the tongues 3, as shown in Fig. 4, a nail or like implement may be inserted between the ends of the tongues 3, beneath the end 5 of the band, for the purpose of prying the band open.

That is claimed is:

A poultry marker fashioned from a strip of pliable material provided upon its opposite edges and at one end with pairs of oppositely disposed primary and secondary tongues, the tongues being bent to overhang the strip, the free end of the strip being bent across the outer faces of the secondary tongues and being extended beneath the primary tongues and reversely bent to cover the ends of the primary tongues, the pairs of tongues being spaced apart and the ends of the primary tongues being spaced apart;

the strip being imperforate from end to end and the tongues constituting the sole outstanding elements upon the edges of the strip; and the end of the strip terminating flush with the edges of the primary tongues.

"In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES 0; DEIST.

Witnesses:

D. B. SNOW, v ELMER E. ROBERTS. 

